- Title: GAZA: Israeli air strike kills militant
- Date: 24th June 2010
- Summary: NEAR JABALIYA, GAZA (JUNE 28, 2010) (REUTERS) AREA WHERE ISRAELI AIR STRIKE KILLED ONE PALESTINIAN MILITANT AND WOUNDED TWO OTHER PEOPLE VARIOUS OF MEDICS STANDING NEAR AMBULANCES AMBULANCE DRIVING IN FIELD PEOPLE WATCHING MEDICS STANDING NEAR AMBULANCE IN FIELD / PEOPLE WATCHING FROM AFAR BEIT
- Embargoed: 9th July 2010 13:00
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- Topics: Crime / Law Enforcement,Defence / Military
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- Story Text: An Israeli air strike on the Gaza Strip on Monday (June 28) killed at least one Palestinian militant and wounded two other people, medical workers said.
An Israeli army spokeswoman said a military aircraft had "targeted a Palestinian who fired a rocket-propelled grenade at soldiers" that struck inside Israel. Israeli media said a mortar bomb was also fired from Gaza at Israel, causing no injuries.
"A direct hit was identified" in the Israeli attack, the spokeswoman said. There were no reported casualties from the grenade attack that prompted the air raid.
Israel frequently carries out air raids over Hamas-ruled Gaza, targeting Palestinian militants suspected of firing rockets.
Palestinian medics said the latest strike struck near Jabaliya refugee camp in northern Gaza, and that the man killed was active with the Palestinian Front for the Liberation of Palestine.
One of the two men wounded was in a serious condition, the medics said.
Two Palestinians were killed in an Israeli air strike on Friday (June 25) in Gaza, when Israel attacked tunnels along the border with Egypt it says are used by Islamist militants to smuggle in weapons. - Copyright Holder: REUTERS
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